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Sunday, June 18, 2017

Sunday Post - June 18, 2017

Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Caffeinated Book Reviewer, where I can share my wrap up of the past week, as well as plans for the current week.

First and foremost, to all our fathers out there:

My Week in Review

It's like Groundhog Day here. Pack and store. Pack and store. Lots to get done before driving the kid to school this week, but at least I read some really great books. Since I will be on my road trip this upcoming week, I don't anticipate reading as much, but I hope what I do read will be high quality.

I finished one audiobook and 4 books. My standouts were The Names They Gave Us and This is How it Happened. Names was a lovely coming of age story. This was my first Lord book, but will most certainly not be my last. I was really excited to read the Stokes book. I am a fan, and am in awe of her ability to genre hop and do it so well. This book explores internet shaming, and really resonated with me and my love/hate relationship with some social media sites.

I may actually be finished with my book, In 27 Days, by the time you read this, but I can say so far, so good. I love this idea of getting a second chance to express your feelings, and maybe save someone. I only have an hour left of my audiobook. The second installment of this series is not narrated by Kristin Bell, but I think the narrator is doing a good job, and I keep getting teary-eyed every time Logan and Veronica's relationship is the focus. Forever team Logan!

With a road trip this week and the unpacking that will follow, I am going to shorten my TBR for the week. My loan finally came through on OverDrive, and I am excited to read the new Maria Semple book. I am also going to read a graphic novel for a reading challenge. I am struggling with my summer book bingo challenge, but still hopeful. If you have any suggestions for me, head on over to my reading challenge page and leave me a comment.

Looks like you had a great reading week!! Glad you loved The Names They Gave Us too. I tried to listen to the new Maria Semple and couldn't get into it. I think I need to just try and read it maybe. Hope you enjoy it and the other books. Have a great week!

I'm kind of impressed too with Stokes and how not only is she prolific but yes she does seem to genre hop amazingly well! I didn't even know she had this one coming out! The Names They Gave Us is supposed to be pretty good, from the reviews I've seen.

Changes in Latitude looks nice too. And I'd like to read/ watch Veronica Mars one of these days...

The Names They Gave Us was very good. The ending seemed a little jam packed, and though I understood Lord's choice at the end, I needed some closure with this one thing, but still, it was so good. You need to watch VMars!! That show was the best! It ranks up there with Buffy for me.

I understand the school responsibilities. My co-bloggers can contribute again, because they are on break. I read during my commute, and it's pretty long (3 hours total), so I get a lot of reading done.

Fingers crossed there are no whammies tomorrow when we leave for NC. I just wish we had been able to get in touch with housing about moving in a few days early, since the program starts on Thursday, but housing move-in is on Sunday. =(

I'm not usually that big on contemporary but I've heard so many wonderful things about Emery Lord that I think I'll have to try her stuff out! What a bummer that the second VM audiobook isn't narrated by KB...I loved the first one when I listened to it.

I know, hearing KB narrate made it seem like I was really in VM world, but the narrator did a good job. I was impressed with Lord's book, and will now make a better effort to read the other ones I already own.

I have heard a lot of great things about The Names They Gave Us I will need to check them out. Also, I didn't know the Veronica Mars book was narrated by Kristen Bell the first one I will need to check it out. Have a great week!!!

Traffic in Maryland made us lose an hour, but NC is really lovely. Now I am Eloise, living in a hotel until the kid can move into the dorm on Sunday. The book bingo resets every season. This board is June, July and August, and I read the book back in April like the little impatient beast I am. *sorry, not sorry, because it was so good!*